Moving picture machine



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MOVING PICTURE MACHINE Original Filed March 9, 1936 TSheets-Shee't 7 0-D. BROWN Patented Dec. 24, 1940 Orris D. Brown, Houston, Tex.

Application March 9, 1938, Serial No. 67,797 Renewed May 15, 1939 7 Claims.

The invention relates to an improvement in that type of machine known as a direct vision,

10 past theline of vision are objectionable because they do not create a. smooth and even sequence. The bulkiness of such machines prohibits the showing of a picture of any great length.

One device generally relating to the present picture machine so that a continual showing may be had oi two picture sequences.

Another object of the invention is to provide a housing, a rotating reel, and rollers, embodying a passage way for a picture strip around the rotating reel which allows the picture strip, al-

.though held in close tolerances, to lay loosely in i5 invention isshown in the patent to Beechlyn,

1,591,737, granted July 6,1926. The arrangement shown in this patent, however, is limited to a very shortduration of the picture sequence because the length of the picture is restricted to go the limits imposed by a loop or endless picture strip. As distinguished from this, the present invention contemplates showing a motion picture which may be of considerable length or duration because of a special arrangement of the paying 25 out and taking up of the picture strip, and also contemplates the handling cl 9. thin light weight picture strip in a manner which subjects it to a minimum of wear and strain.

It is one of the objects of the invention to pro- 30 vide a direct vision moving picture machine where the display is created by gradually replacing one picture with the next picture in the sequence, so that the eiTectv of movement is obtained with a direct vision machine.

35 Another object of the invention is to provide a rotating reel having a plurality of rollers thereon so that the replacement of one picture for another may be obtained at the vision opening.

Another object of the invention is to provide 0 the combination of a rotating reel with spacing rollers along with pay out and take up spools so that the strip may be forwarded on to and taken ofl oi the reel and the rollers; in order to provide I any desired length of picture. 46 Another object of the invention is to provide a picture strip having two picture stories thereon I which may be shown upon a direct vision moving picture machine.

Another object of the invention isto provide a-direct vision moving picture machine-which will alternately show two difl'erent picture sequences.

Another object of the invention is to provide a an automatically operable direct vision motion said passageway so that it may be propelled without excessive strain or wear.

Another object of the invention is to provide a housing, a rotating reel, and rollers, embodying a passage way for a picture strip whereby teeth or projections engage practically all of the perforations in the picture strip which is around said reel so that the strip is uniformly propelled around the reel.

Another object of the invention is to provide two winding spools, one of which acts as a take up spool when the other is acting as a pay out spool, and to provide means for reversing the direction of the rotation of these two spools when the rotating reel is reversed, and atthe same time to switch over the respective duties of the take up spool and the pay out spool.

Another object of the invention is to obscure the flexed portions of the picture strip at the line of substitution of one picture for the next.

Another object of the invention is to provide a rotary reel with rollers and winding spools to exhibit motion pictures while rotating in either direction, thereby eliminating any delay for rewinding of the picture strip after a showing.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sound record which remains constantly in synchronism with the motion picture at all times.

Other and iurther objects or the invention will be'readily apparent when the following description is considered in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectionalview taken transvision openingpas viewed on the line H of Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged broken detailed view of the housing for the reel.

1'18. 6 is a sectional view through the housing In of the machine showing the reel and the driving mechanism as well as the reversing device in side elevation.

Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the entire mechanism with the housing shown in section to illustrate the general arrangement of the parts.

Fig. 8 illustrates a view of the reversing mechanism which is applied to the device in order to obtain its automatic and continuous operation.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the reversing mechanism seen in Fig. 8.

Figs. 10, 11 and 12 show the switch mechanism for reversing the current to the power unit.

Fig. 13 shows a wiring diagram of the power unit and illustrates the switch for obtaining reversal of the direction of movement of the pic ture strip.

Figs. 14 and 15 are a front elevation and side elevation respectively of one form of cabinet which may be used to display the mechanism and providing an arrangement for its coin operation.

Fig. 16 is a broken diagrammatic view of a picture strip.

Fig. 17 shows the manner of substituting one picture for another so as to obtain the efiect of movement.

Fig, 18 shows the picture carrying reel with a strip of picture threaded around it in position to begin exhibiting the picture and illustrating the arrangement of the picture frames around the reel.

Fig. 19 shows a typicalstrip of picture with the frames numbered to show their sequence and grouping.

The cabinet in which the device may be displayed is best seen in Fig. 14 at 2 and may be of any desired type so that either advertising or other types of pictures may be displayed. One

use of the invention would be in coin controlled machines such as to be found in the usual arcades or other places of amusement. With this in mind a coin slot 3 has been provided.

It is intended that the device may or may not be equipped to display sound pictures. An earphone 4 has been illustrated as supported on the hook 5, on the side of the cabinet for convenient use. It seems obvious, however, that a speaker maybe provided in lieu of the earphone if it is desired to broadcast any sound in connection with the picture.

The vision opening 6 is shown on the upper forward portionof the cabinet.

Figs. 6 and 7 show a side elevation'and a front elevation of the device with the cabinet 2 broken away to illustrate the internal arrangement of the parts.

The housing I0 is provided to carry and display the. picture strip. This housing is mounted upon a shaft II which is supported in suitable bearings l2 carried by the cabinet 2 as best seen in Fig. '7.

It will be understood that by rotation of a, reel in the housing Ill one picture after the other is replaced before the vision opening 6 as seen in 4M7. Thiswheelisflxedtotheshaftbya.

key I6 so as to cause the shaft to rotate therewith. The housing I0 is rotatably mounted relative to the shaft H by having the hub l1 thereof mounted on the shaft on the left-hand side as seen in Fig. 4 and having the right-hand side fixed to a bushing 18 by means of a set screw IS, the bushing l8 being rotatable on the shaft H. In this manner the housing l0 may remain stationary or rotate independently of any movement of the shaft H.

The housing 10 is best seen in sectional View in Fig. 4 and in side section and elevation in Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive. This housing while in a floating position on the shaft II is restrained from movement except as to a limited oscillation as indicated in Fig. 1 where a lug 20 is shown on the surface of the housing H), which lug is arranged to abut against either the lug 21 or the lug 22, both of which are positioned on the cabinet 2 in the path of the lug 20. This oscillating movement of the housing is desired because the vision opening 6 is to be of a size to exhibit but one picture, whereas the opening 24 in the housing Hl' will be observed as of a width or height to exhibit two pictures. This is true of the device illustrated in the drawings, which is capable of showing two picture sequences which may be designated as A and B.

The A sequence will. be displayed when the device is rotated in a clockwise direction and due to a slight force required to effect the several fiexures oi the picture strip the housing in will be carried around to the position shown in Fig. 1. After picture A has been exhibited and the sequence is reversed in a manner which will be later described, the drag in the reverse or counter-clockwise direction causes the housing to move backwardly until the lug 20 engages the lug 22 so as to move the top portion of the opening 24 in front of the vision opening 6. The

parts are so arranged, constructed and adjusted that the picture A will be exhibited in the lower part of the opening 24 and the picture B exhibited in the upper part of the opening 24. When the reel is rotating in opposite directions the housing l0 moves automatically due to the movement of the parts into the proper position depending on whether the A or the B picture is to be displayed, as indicated by either the clockwise or counterclockwise direction of rotation. The housing It! is constructed of the frame-work 26 which is skeleton in form as seen in Figs. 2. 3 and 4 and may have a plurality of cover plates 21 which are shown in elevation in Fig. 7 and in section in Fig. 1.

Inside of the housing "is the reel 30 which is made up of thetwo end plates 3| and 32. These plates are also rotatable with respect to the shaft I I, but are compelled to rotate therewith because of the drive discs 33 and ll on opposite des of the reel and positioned between the en plates 3| and 32. These drive discs are fixed to the shaft ll so that they rotate with the shaft at all times and are spaced apart by a plurality of tie rods 36. The rods 36-andthe drive discs 33 and 34 form a frame 38 which is arranged to support the spools 39 and 40. These spools are to carry the strip of picturesto be paid out and taken in thereby, depending upon the direction of rotation of the device. A spring drag II is shown on each of the spools 39 and 40 which are mounted rotatably upon the shafts 42 in order to impart rotation in the case of the take up spool, and to act. as a slight brake upon the pay out spool.

It seems obviousfrom the foregoing that as the shaft H is rotated the frame 38 will be caused to rotate therewith and will carry the two spools 39 and 46 around with it as it rotates.

In order to impart rotation to the take up spool a drive gear 45 has been fixed on the inner end of the bushing l8 and is held stationary thereby so that this drive gear cannot, rotate with the reel. The ends of the shafts 42 .on which the spools 39 and 46 are mounted each have asmall pinion gear 46 which is arranged to mesh with the drive gear 45.

For purposes of illustration it will be assumed that the device is rotating in a clockwise direction as indicated in Fig. 1, and that the spool 39 is paying out the strip and that thespool 46 is taking up the strip. It is necessary, therefore, that the spool 46 exert a pull upon the strip of picture being taken up from the reel, and "the pinion gear 46 on the shaft 42 of this spool is shown in engagement with the drive gear 45, whereas the pinion 46 on the spool 39 is shown as being out of engagement with the drive gear 45. This pinion 46 of the spool 39 is shown as being contacted by-a stop pin 41 which is carried by the plate 32 so as to exert a pressure on the pinion to hold its shaft 42 stationary. The drag 4| will thus create a drag on the spool 39 to resist paying out of the picture strip.

This construction is to be seen in side elevation in Fig. 2 and the pinion on the spool 46 is moved into engagement with the drive gear 45 because the shaft 4| of this spool 46 is mounted in the slot 56 which is formed in the drive disc 36. This slot is inclined with'respect to the periphery of the drive gear 45 so that when the drive disc 34 moves in a clockwise direction the shaft of the spool 46 is caused to move radially inward until the .pinion 46 thereof comes into engagement with the drive gear 45.

On the opposite side the drive disc 34 the shaft 42 of the spool 39 is also mounted in a slot which is indicated at 5|. This slot is tangent to the drive gear 45 but is inclined in the opposite direction from the slot 56 so that clockwise movement causesthe pinion of the spool 39 to move out of engagement with the gear "and into en-' gagement with the stop pin 41 when the spool 46 moves into engagement. When the drive disc =34 rotates in a counter-clockwise direction the reverse occurs and the spool 39 goes into driving position and the spool 46 goes out of engagement so as to pay out the strip as it is taken up by the spool 39.

It seems obvious from the foregoing structure that when the reel is rotated in a clockwise direction that the spool 46 will act as the takeup roll and the strip of picture 64 will be takenup on the spool, while the spool 39 will act as the pay out spool and is free to rotate except for the brake 4| which applies slight tension to the strip of picture 54. When the direction is reversed then 39 acts as the take up roll and 46 'as the pay out roll. 1

The strip 54 will be threaded about the reel 36 as seen in Figs. 1 and- 18, wherein the strip passes over the guide 66 where it engages a timing roll 6|. This timing roll is provided with a plurality of projecting teeth 62 which are arranged to engage corresponding openings 63 in the strip of picture 54. In this manner no slack or stress can be imparted to the strip of picture and the timing thereof will be controlled. The strip next passes over the spindle 64 which is arranged to be flush with the periphery of the reel 36. From this spindle 64 the picture strip is arranged to lie loosely in a passage 68 formed by the periphery 65 of the reel 36 and the inside of the housing l6. Teeth 69 are shown in Fig. 1 as entering the openings 63 in the strip to hold it stationary with the housing so that it can be taken up by the next timing roll to pass that position. The strip then passes over the next spindle 66 where it is directed inwardly around the timing roll 61, and back out to the passage 68. It will be noted that in the form of the invention shown in Fig. 1 that there are eight of these timing rolls 61, and that the spacing between the groups of spindles 64 and 66 is equivalent to a distance which is slightly less than the width of two pictures or frames on the strip, that is, one frame of the picture A and one frame of the picture B, which are alternated on the stripes seen in Fig. 16; the only difference being that the beginning of picture A will be adjacent the end of the picture B, so that the sequence will be shown in correct order because of the reversal of the direction of movement of the reel 36. I

In order to impart rotation to the timing roll 6| and all the rolls 61 a large ring gear 16 is fixed to the housing l6 so that it remains star tionary therewith. Each of the timing rolls 61 periphery of the reel 36 and into the passage 68.

It will then be threaded along the passage and around each of the timing rollers 61 by turning the reel so that the strip will be fed into the reel until it reaches the initial timing roll 6| from which it passes to the opposite spool either 39 or 46.

The strip when thus laid out around the reel 36 will be positioned in the passage 68 and lie loosely therein en aging the teeth 69 to hold the strip stationary with respect to the housing. There will, of course, be a loop in the strip which encircles each one of the rollers 61 so that in the form shown in, Fig. 1 there will be seven loopsin the picture strip and, of course, the payout and take-up' portion will lead from the timing roller 6| to the spools 39 and 46.

The arrangement'of the pictures on the strip as will be later described and the construction and arrangement of the parts,- as well as the timing thereof, are such that a complete frame of, we will say, the picture A is laid out before the vision opening 6. With the par-ts in this position the reel will be rotated in a clockwise direction so as to cause the reel to rotate relative to the picture strip which is laid out on the teeth 69. Inasmuch as the picture strip is laid in housing in a clockwise direction where it will remain stationary until the next timing roll passes that particular point. In this manner the strip advances by a step by .step movement around the inside of the housing from the time it enters the passage 68 from the spool 39 until it has made one complete circuit and leaves the passage by passing inwardly over the timing roller II on to the take-up spool 40.

The invention as shown in the drawings embodies but one viewing aperture and this is illustrated at 6 in Fig. 1, but it is obvious that there may be a plurality of such apertures.

Fig. 18 of the drawings illustrates the mechanism of Fig. 1 but showing the strip threaded therethrough with the frame numbers applied to the location where each frame will be as the picture is started.

Fig. 19 shows a typical strip of picture and it will be noted that the frames are arranged as previously described in groups or pairs of the pictures, eight pairs being shown in each group, and the frames are so arranged on the strip that they will follow in sequence as the reel is rotated. It will be noted that the frames of the picture B are in reverse order with respect to the frames of the picture A, because of the fact that the reel will be rotatng in the opposite direction. The frames of the picture B are, of course, being exposed directly above the opening as seen in Fig. 1, but are not exposed to view and are being shown in reverse order while the frames of the picture A are being shown in proper sequence through the opening 8. When the reel reverses the lug 20 will move to the left to abut the lug 22 so that the top portion of the opening 24 in the housing I0 will move beneath the vision opening 6 ,when the frames of the picture B are being shown in the proper sequence.

It is not believed necessary to go into an extended detailed description of exactly where-each frame of each picture will lie during one complete rotation of the reel because this arrangement is clearly illustrated in Fig. 18 and wilibe obvious from a careful consideration of the construction and arrangement of the machine and the picture strip.

A leader on the end of the strip ahead of the frame 8A is, of course, necessary in order to lead the strip around the reel at the beginning of the operation. This leader strip is so marked in Fig. 18.

Fig. 17 shows a cover strip 80 which is carried by the end plates 3| and 02 of the reel 30. One of these strips is shown in Fig. 1 as positioned between each pair of guide spindles and serves to guide the strip of picture in and out between these spindles I4.

Another purpose of this cover strip is to blank out the line where one picture is being substituted for the other. The strip is shown as broken away in Fig. 1'! and will be almost invisible in actual operation of the machine because the strip is quite narrow and passes beneath the vision opening very swiftly. This cover strip serves the purpose of obstructing from view any distorted portion of the frame as it starts to follow in around the guide spindles 84. In this manner the picture is more clearly defined and a better showing is obtained.

When the picture A has been exhibited by rotating the reel 30 in a clockwise direction the machine can be constructed and arranged so that it will reverse itself by shifting of the housing I0 with respect to the cabinet 2. The top portion 24 in the housing I0 will move to the left to a position beneath the aperture 6 so that the exposed portion of the picture B will now be viewed and suitable automatic reverse mechanism can be provided in order to reverse the direction of rotation of the reel 30. As previously described the sequence of the frames of the picture B are so arranged and grouped on the strip 54 that they will now be shown in proper sequence while the machine in fact rewinds itself on the spool 39 which now serves as the take-up spool while the spool 40 is now paying out the strip. In this manner the machine can operate continuously showing first the picture A and then the picture 38 by merely reversing the direction of rotation of the reel 30.

In order that this reversal of rotation may be accomplished a suitable mechanism is shown in Figs. 6 to 12 inclusive.

It is to be understood that if desired the pictures A and B may be the first and second halves of a single picture, so that if the machine is coin operated the first half or picture A will be shown and then the machine will automatically reverse itself and show the second picture B which may be the last half of the picture A. In this manner a complete cycle of operation of the picture will be performed on the insertion of a single coin, or as previously described the pictures A and B may be entirely separate.

In Fig. 7 the motor I4 drives a belt 90 which in turn rotates the countershaft 9| to drive the sprocket 92 which provides rotation for the sprocket I5 previously described. The countershaft 9|, however, also drives a shaft 94 which serves the purpose of driving the sound mechanism which will be later described, and also drives the reversing mechanism by virtue of rotation imparted to the shaft 95 which is geared to the shaft 94.

A pinion 96 is mounted on the shaft 95 and meshes with the timing cam gear 91 which carries the reverse cam 90. This cam is so constructed that the reversing arm 99 will ride on the cam and when the enlarged part of the cam is beneath the arm 99 it will maintain it in raised position as seen in Figs. 6 and 9. When, however, the lower portion I00 of the cam passes beneath the arm 99then the finger IN on the end thereof will be lowered so that it moves into the path of a. pin I02 which is carried by a disc I03. The reverse cam 90 is preferably made of.

two plates each having a depressed area such as I00 and shoulders III and III.

It will be noted that a plurality of openings I04 have been provided in the disc I03 so that the pin I02 may be positioned in any desired location to effect the reversing operation whenever desired. When the pin I02 strikes the finger IOI it will cause the arm 09 to move to the left as viewed in Fig. 9.

The operation of the device is initiated by the movement of the rod III. In Fig. 6 this rod is shown as connected to a bell-crank lever III which is so arranged that a pawl II2 on the plunger III will engage the bell-crank lever as the plunger is moved to the right. This plunger may be of the type wherein a coin may be inserted at H4 and when the plunger is moved it will tend to raise the rod III. The lower end of the rod III is seen in Figssd, 8 and 9 and is provided with a slot III which carries a spring III engaging with a pin III. This pin III is carried by the lever I20 which is pivoted on a shaft I2I carriedby the cabinet 2. The spring H6 is provided so that when the motor is shut off, as will be later described, then the rod H will not interfere with the movement of the control. mechanism.

This lever I20 carries a finger I22 which is seen in top plan view inFig. 8. The finger I22 extends laterally from the lever I20 and is arranged to engage the member I23 which is also pivoted on the shaft I2I. This member I23 is in the form of a frame which encircles the switch arm I24 but has limited movement relative to the switch arm as seenin Fig. 8. The switch arm I24 operates a double switch as seen in Fig. 13, one

arm closing the circuit I80 as will be later described.

As the rod I I0 is raised the frame I23 will move to the left as viewed in Fig. 8 until it engages the switch arm I24 and the movement is then continned so that the switch arm is moved to the left. This movement of the switch arm causes it to close the circuit I25 to the power source as seen in Figs. 6, 1 and 13 so that the motor I4 is started. The motor, of course, rotates the belt 90 and the 25 reel so that the showing of the picture A ensues.

The cam gear 91 has the depressed area I00 so arranged thereon that it is adjustable in accordance with the length of the pictures by virtue 30 of the slots I30 therein. The length of the depressed area I00 and the position of the shoulders BI and I36 may be adjusted because the cam 98 is made up of two plates which can be relatively adjusted and set so that the reverse arm 99 will be raised. and lowered at the proper time. It will be so arranged that the reversing arm 99 will remain raised during the entire showing of the picture A with the cam 98 rotating in a clockwise direction.

As the picture A is completed the shoulder I3l moves from beneath the reversing arm 99; this arm will drop down and the stop pin I02 is so arranged that it will strike the finger IM and move the arm ,99 to the left as viewed in Fig. 9. The arm 99 is in turn connected to a frame I33 seen in Fig. 8, which is fastened to the shaft I2I and the turning movement of this frame I33 will cause the switch lever I34 to bemoved to the left.

This switch lever I34 is so connected in the control circuit I35 to the motor I4 that it will reverse the direction of rotation of the motor. This, of course, reverses the direction of rotation of the cam 93 and the reverse disc I03 so that-the shoulder I3I immediately moves under the reversing 5 arm 99 and raises it out of the path of the pin I02, so that the picture B is now shown. The raised portion on'the cam is of such length that it will hold the arm 99 raised during the showing of the picture 13. When, however, the shoulder I36 moves beneath the arm 99 because of the counter-clockwise rotation of the cam 99, then the finger IOI drops down and is engaged by the pin I02 moving in a clockwise direction to pull ,the reversing arm 99 to the right. This move.- ment again pulls the reverse switch arm I34 to the right and again would reverse the direction of rotation of the motor I4 and the picture would be again shown.

In order to prevent the machine from operat- 7o-ing continuously after once initiated a series of levers have been arranged and are seen in Fig. 8. These include the lever I40 which is fixed to the shaft I2I and negotiates the same movement as the frame I33. This lever is of similar construc- 15 tion and is seen in Fig. 12. It carries a pawl I which is pivoted thereon and has an extending finger I42 which is arranged to slide along the top of the lever I23 which is shown in side elevation in Fig. 10 and to engage a lug 143 which is on the frame I23 when the lever I40 moves to the 5 left at the same time the frame I33 moves to the left. In other words, when the reverse operation is negotiated the frame I33 and the lever! both move to the left, but the pawl I4I hooks on to the lever I23 because ofengagement with the 10 lug I43, and when the frame I33 is moved to the right after the picture B has been exposed it will pull with it the lever I40 and consequently the lever I23.

The frame I23 is arranged for movement with 15 the lever I20 so that as the arm 99 moves to the right to reverse the motor for the second time so that it would rotate in its first direction the frame I23 moves to the right and carries with it the switch arm I24 to break the power circuit I25 and discontinue the operation of the machine.

This movement, of course, arranges the machine for initial operation again if and when the rod I I0 is again raised.

In order, however, that the initial movement of the lever I20 and the frame I23 when the machine is again operated will not carry with them the lever I40 because of the attachment of the pawl I4I with the lug I43, a shoulder I45 is provided on top of the lever I20 and because of the finger 30 I46 on the pawl I4I, the pawl will be raised from engagement with the lug I43 until such time as the lever I40again moves to the left as the device is reversed.

In order that the sound mechanism may be 35 associated with the device and operated simultaneously therewith a driving mechanism therefor has been provided and is best seen in Figs. 6 and '1. In Fig. 6 the shaft 94 extends above the cross-shaft 9| and carries a drive pinion I55 which serves to rotate the shaft I56, which is mounted in the frame-work I54. The shaft I56 carries a beveled pinion I51 which in turn rotates a jack shaft I58 and the shaft I59. Positioned on each of the shafts I56 and I59 there is a sound pickup device I60 which is arranged to travel transversely across the sound record which is to be positioned on the plate I6I. The shafts I56 and I59 are both threaded so as to cause the travel of the sound pickup device. It will be noted in Fig. 'I that the top member I60 is in contact with the disc I6I while the-bottom member I60 is spaced therefrom. It is intended that a sound record will be suitably attached to the disc I6I both on the top and the bottom thereof. The top record I63 can be played while picture A is being exhibited and the bottom record I64 can he played while the picture B is being exhibited; suitable mechanism being supplied whereby the pickup devices will alternately contact their respective records.

The mechanism by which the pickup devices are raised and lowered can be seen in Fig. 6 and include a pivoted arm I10 which is threaded on the drive shaft I59. The pickup device is shown as carried by the inner end of this and I10 and obviously when the shaft I59 rotates the pickup device will travel either to the right or to the left as seen in Fig. 7, depending on the direction of rotation of the shaft. A control pinion I12 is carried by the frame I54. This control pinion I12 carries a cam I13 which is eccentric relative thereto and is arranged to bear against the lever A frictional drive gear I14 is mounted on the 6 shaft I59 and imparts rotation to the control pinion I12 which, however, is limited to a rotation of but one-half of a revolution. The cam III is so arranged that when the shaft I59 rotates in one direction the parts will assume the position shown in Fig. 6 and permit the top sound pickup device I50 to rest upon the record. When the direction of rotation, however, is reversed, the cam I13 moves the lever I10 down to raise the top pickup device. After the one-half revolution of the control gear I12 has been accomplished the frictional drive gear I" cannot effect any further rotation and will remain stationary until the disection of rotation of the shaft is reversed. A similar mechanism is provided for the shaft I56 with the cam I13 arranged reversely of the top cam so that the lower pickup device will be in the opposite position with respect to the upper pickup device.

An electric circuit is controlled by one arm of the switch I24 and is indicated generally at 2180 in Figs. 7 and 13 in order to control the current to the sound mechanism. This circuit i813 will include a source of power such as a battery IBI, Fig. 13, and will operate by movement of the switch I24. The operating mechanism for this switch arm I24 has been previously described in connection with the operating mechanism for starting and stopping the motor. It is not believed necessary to further describe this mechanism; the idea being to have the sound circuit I80 closed all the time that the power circuit I25 is closed.

Fig. 6 shows a discharge chute I90 whereby the coins placed at H4 can move into a deposit box 49L What is claimed is:

1. A machine for displaying a direct vision picture strip to create the effect of movement of the characters on said strip comprising, a housing, a vision opening therein, a reel to rotate within said housing, payout and takeup spools eccentrically arranged in said reel to be carried around upon rotation of said reel, means to drive said takeup spool in rotation about its axis, a plurality of timing rolls arranged circumferentially around said reel, and a picture strip threaded from said payout spool around said reel and timing rolls and back into the reel onto said takeup spool whereby rotation of said reel presents before said vision opening a sequence of pictures which simulate motion.

2. A direct vision motion picture machine including a cabinet, vision opening therein, a reel, a plurality of timing rolls about said reel, a picture strip encircling said reel and passing inwardly from the'periphery of said reel around said sets of timing rolls whereby the picture strip is laid out in" front of said vision opening and taken away from in front of said opening as each timing roll passes said opening whereby said picture strip executes a step by step movement around said reel.

3. A direct vision motion picture machine including a cabinet, vision opening therein, a reel,

a plurality of timing rolls about said reel, 9. pic-- ture strip encircling said reel and passing inwardly from the periphery of said reel around said sets of timing rolls whereby the picture strip is laid out in front of said vision opening and taken away from in front of said opening as each timing roll passes said opening whereby said picture strip executes a step by step movement around said reel, and payout and takeup spools for the strip which are carried by said reel.

4. A direct vision motion picture machine including a cabinet, vision opening therein, a reel, a plurality of timing rolls about said reel, a picture strip encircling said reel and passing inwardly from the periphery of said reel around said sets of timing rolls whereby the picture strip is laid out in front of said vision opening and taken away from in front of said opening as each timing roll passes said opening whereby said picture strip executes a step by step movement around said reel, payout and takeup spools for the strip which are carried by said reel, said strip being provided with two sequences of pictures, and means to reverse the rotation of said reel when one sequence has been displayed.

5. A direct vision motion picture machine including a cabinet, vision opening therein, a reel, a plurality of timing rolls about said reel, a picture strip encircling said reel and passing inwardly from the periphery of said reel around said sets of timing rolls whereby the picture strip is laid out in front of said vision opening and taken away from in as each timing roll passes said opening whereby said picture strip executes a step by step movement around said reel, payout and takeup spools for the strip which are carried by said reel, said strip being provided with two sequences of pictures, and means to reverse the rotation of said reel when one sequence has been displayed, said means being automatic so that the two picture sequences can be shown alternately in a continuous operation.

6. A direct vision motion picture machine comprising a picture strip, means to present the pictures on said strip in movement before a vision opening by directing one picture frame away from the opening while the next picture frame is being directed toward the opening, and a cover front of said opening vstrip to overlie the transfer line from one picture frame to the next.

'7. In a direct vision motion picture machine to display a picture of substantial length, a reel, means for driving said reel at a uniform periph- .eral speed, a payout spool, a takeup spool; means to drive said takeup spool, a picture strip encircling said reel, and means for laying out said picture strip for display and taking said picture strip away from display in a step by step movement around said uniformly rotating reel as said picture strip is paid out by one spool and taken up by the other;

ORRIS D. BROWN. 

